Oral health education in children in residential homes

Completed

• Conditions: 11 to 14 years

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/09/036979
• Lead Sponsor: Angelin Mary L

Brief Summary

Oral health education at the right age can help cultivate healthy oral hygiene practices in children which will benefit them for lifelong. Use of oral health education strategies is offered as a practical, cost effective and evidence-based suggestion to make the children live in a healthy environment .As there is paucity of literature in peer led oral health education strategies among children in residential homes in our state, this study will be conducted to assess the effectiveness of peer led and dentist led oral health education strategies in improving oral health among these children. Oral health education will be rendered through easy to comprehend power point presentations, audio visual aids, models and posters. In the 1st month of intervention, dentist /peer leaders will deliver information on teeth and functions, common diseases of oral cavity. In the 2nd month of intervention, dentist/peer leaders will deliver information on 5 golden principles of oral hygiene maintenance, dental plaque, identifying dental plaque by disclosing agents and tooth brushing drills. In the 3rd month of intervention, dentist/peer leaders will deliver information on dental trauma, safety in sports, tobacco, need for regular dental visits and oral care. In the 4th ,5th and 6th month dentist/peer leaders will repeat the interventions. At 3rd month and 6th month a blinded investigator will be evaluating including intra oral examination.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-05-10
• Study Completion: 2022-06-05
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Children of age 11-14 years.

Exclusion Criteria

• Undergone oral prophylaxis in the last 6 months.
• Children suffering from acute or chronic systemic diseases.
• Children suffering from behavioral disorders, psychological problems.
• Physically and mentally challenged children Children undergoing orthodontic treatment or wearing intraoral appliance Children with restricted mouth opening, hard and soft tissue pathology making intraoral examination difficult.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Plaque index	Baseline, 3rd month, 6th month
DMFT index	Baseline, 3rd month, 6th month
Gingival index	Baseline, 3rd month, 6th month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oral health behaviour,	Child perception questionnaire of oral health quality of life,

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Loving hearts charity organization; 🇮🇳 Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India

Loving hearts charity organization

🇮🇳Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India

Namita shanbhag

Principal investigator

9844072744

drnamita@gmail.com